We're here today because Republicans stopped Waxman-Markey. That's why we're here.

Deloitte came back and said that over the next 5 years, the Affordable Care Act would create 40,000 new jobs in Kentucky.

We have insured now more than 500,000 people under the Affordable Care Act through our exchange and expansion of Medicaid.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of this historic agreement with Iran. It is good for America, absolutely critical for Israel, and is a historic step toward a more stable Middle East. We entered into P5+1 negotiations with one…

I thank my friend, and I congratulate him and the Republican team on a well-earned victory. Mr. Chairman, as I have said many times in the last few years, elections have consequences. After we lost the majority, we also lost some of our…

There is a related issue when we talk waste as well, and I wanted to talk about prescription drug costs.

We have reduced the uninsured rate by almost 50 percent in Kentucky.

I want to take this opportunity as I often do to talk about the experience in Kentucky with the Affordable Care Act.

I appreciate your holding this hearing. I think as has been demonstrated, both sides are very much interested in rooting out all the waste, fraud, and abuse that exists in the Medicare system.

We have more than a half-million people who are newly enrolled in Medicaid and in private insurance as a result of the ACA.

Under ACA, Kentucky would experience added economic activity of $30 billion, the creation of 40,000 new jobs.